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My wife and I had successful CP interview on the 20th of November. We did our medicals at Breach Candy. They gave us our medical reports on the same day. Our photos were taken at 'my own studio' across the consulate.
The interview itself was pretty painless. Some things to know:
1. It is wiser to enter the consulate on the day of the interview as early as possible, even if the interview time is later in the day. Once you enter the consulate, the numbers are called on a first come first served basis, depending on when you go to counter 10/11/12 and indicate your presence. Your number is then called later on by the Indian officer who sorts your papers.
2. Make sure that you pay the visa issuance fees as soon as you enter the consulate for the interview. This will prevent delays later on as the fee payment counter is closed from 12-1 pm for lunch.
3. The Indian lady officer who took our papers was extremely courteous and helpful and arranged our papers in order. The papers she needed were: DS230 forms parts 1 and 2, birth certificates, marriage certificates, affidavit of support, letter of employment, pcc, passports, proof of fees paid to NVC. She even arranged for the payment counter to be opened for us as we had not paid the fees earlier for my wife and the counter had closed for lunch.
4. We were then called to counter number 9 for an interview with the American visa officer. She made us swear an oath and approved our visas without any questions.
5. Before leaving, she said that they had run out of visa numbers and requested us to come back the next day or the following week.
6. I came back the next day (Thursday) and after what seemed like an eternity, we were granted our sealed envelopes and visa approval notices. Point to note: always keep a day in hand if you don't live in the city your CP interview takes place, as you may be asked to return the following day.
7. Our PoE was in NYC where we were fingerprinted an our passports were stamped.
I would like to thank Immihelp for all the help I have received so far from reading the discussion boards and browsing your website. Thanks for such an awesome resource for immigrants.
Cheers
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The interview itself was pretty painless. Some things to know:
1. It is wiser to enter the consulate on the day of the interview as early as possible, even if the interview time is later in the day. Once you enter the consulate, the numbers are called on a first come first served basis, depending on when you go to counter 10/11/12 and indicate your presence. Your number is then called later on by the Indian officer who sorts your papers.
2. Make sure that you pay the visa issuance fees as soon as you enter the consulate for the interview. This will prevent delays later on as the fee payment counter is closed from 12-1 pm for lunch.
3. The Indian lady officer who took our papers was extremely courteous and helpful and arranged our papers in order. The papers she needed were: DS230 forms parts 1 and 2, birth certificates, marriage certificates, affidavit of support, letter of employment, pcc, passports, proof of fees paid to NVC. She even arranged for the payment counter to be opened for us as we had not paid the fees earlier for my wife and the counter had closed for lunch.
4. We were then called to counter number 9 for an interview with the American visa officer. She made us swear an oath and approved our visas without any questions.
5. Before leaving, she said that they had run out of visa numbers and requested us to come back the next day or the following week.
6. I came back the next day (Thursday) and after what seemed like an eternity, we were granted our sealed envelopes and visa approval notices. Point to note: always keep a day in hand if you don't live in the city your CP interview takes place, as you may be asked to return the following day.
7. Our PoE was in NYC where we were fingerprinted an our passports were stamped.
I would like to thank Immihelp for all the help I have received so far from reading the discussion boards and browsing your website. Thanks for such an awesome resource for immigrants.
Cheers
@#%$
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